2018-2019 Season
Sep 30 Sun 
The Concert Orchestra, led by newly appointed conductor Jordan Randall Smith, opens its 2018-19 season with a free concert featuring the following:
- Florence Price: Ethiopia’s Shadow in America
- Franz Doppler: Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise
Gabriela Nisly, flute, HSO Concerto Competition runner-up - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake
Jordan Randall Smith conducts. All Concert Orchestra performances are free, no tickets required, and held at the Bunting-Meyerhoff Interfaith Center. Small chamber music ensembles are featured at beginning of program.
Oct 13 Sat 
The Symphony Orchestra opens its 2018-19 season with renowned piano soloist Awadagin Pratt in the following program:
- Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Wasps Overture
- Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite
- Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto
Awadagin Pratt, piano
Jed Gaylin conducts. Concert held at the Bunting-Meyerhoff Interfaith Center with a free pre-concert talk at 7pm, one hour prior to performance. Visit the ticketing page for tickets, directions and additional information.
Oct 14 Sun Symphony Orchestra Premiere Matinee: Awadagin Pratt, Grieg, & Copland Oct 14 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm The Symphony Orchestra opens its 2018-19 season with renowned piano soloist Awadagin Pratt in the following program:
- Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Wasps Overture
- Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite
- Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto
Awadagin Pratt, piano
Jed Gaylin conducts. Matinee performance held at the Bunting-Meyerhoff Interfaith Center with a free pre-concert talk at 2pm, one hour prior to 3pm concert start time. Visit the ticketing page for tickets, directions and additional information.
Nov 11 Sun 
The Concert Orchestra performs a free concert featuring the following:
- Chen Yi: Shuo
- Joaquín Turina: La Oracion del Torero, Op. 34
- Antonín Dvořák: Notturno in B Major, Op. 40
- Edward Elgar: Serenade, Op. 20
Jordan Randall Smith conducts. All Concert Orchestra performances are free, no tickets required, and held at the Bunting-Meyerhoff Interfaith Center. Small chamber music ensembles are featured at beginning of program.
Dec 1 Sat 
Conducted by Jed Gaylin, the Symphony Orchestra combines forces with the JHU Choral Society and BSA School for the Arts Chorus, led by Mark Hardy, in the following program:
- Luciano Berio: Rendering
- W.A. Mozart: Requiem
Lori Hultgren, soprano
Jessica Renfro, mezzo-soprano
Min Jin, tenor
Robert Cantrell, bass-baritone
JHU Choral Society and Baltimore School for the Arts Chorus, Mark Hardy, director
Jed Gaylin conducts. Concert held at the Bunting-Meyerhoff Interfaith Center with a free pre-concert talk at 7pm, 1 hour prior to 8pm concert start time. Visit the ticketing page for tickets, directions and additional information.
Dec 2 Sun Conducted by Jed Gaylin, the Symphony Orchestra combines forces with the JHU Choral Society and BSA School for the Arts Chorus, led by Mark Hardy, in the following program:
- Luciano Berio: Rendering
- W.A. Mozart: Requiem
Lori Hultgren, soprano
Jessica Renfro, mezzo-soprano
Min Jin, tenor
Robert Cantrell, bass-baritone
JHU Choral Society and Baltimore School for the Arts Chorus, Mark Hardy, director
Jed Gaylin conducts. Matinee performance held at the Bunting-Meyerhoff Interfaith Center at 3pm with a free pre-concert talk at 2pm. Visit the ticketing page for tickets, directions and additional information.
Feb 17 Sun 
The Concert Orchestra closes its 2018-19 season with the following program:
- Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Symphony, Op. 11, No. 1, mvt. 1
- C.P.E. Bach: Symphony in F Major, Wq. 183/3
- Franz Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto in C Major, mvt. 1
Isabel Won, cello, HSO Concerto Competition Runner-up - Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 83, “The Hen”
Jordan Randall Smith conducts. All Concert Orchestra performances are free, no tickets required, and held at the Bunting-Meyerhoff Interfaith Center. Small chamber music ensembles are featured at beginning of program.
Mar 9 Sat Symphony Orchestra: Brahms Double Concerto & Stravinsky Symphony in C @ Shriver Hall Mar 9 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm 
The Symphony Orchestra’s triumphant return to Shriver Hall featuring:
- Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
- Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in C
- Johannes Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello
Kristin Lee, violin
Thomas Mesa, cello
Jed Gaylin conducts. Shriver Hall performance features a free pre-concert talk at 7pm, one hour prior to concert. Visit the ticketing page for tickets, directions and additional information.
Mar 10 Sun Family Concert: Stravinsky, Liszt, & “Meet the Musicians” @ Shriver Hall Mar 10 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm 
The Hopkins Symphony Family Concert returns to Shriver Hall in its 26th concert! Led by Music Director, Jed Gaylin, the family-friendly concert features selections from Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 and Stravinsky’s Symphony C.
Following a program sure to delight, the audience is invited onstage to meet musicians and try instruments.
This is a free concert, no tickets are required. Visit the ticketing page for directions and additional information.
Apr 27 Sat Symphony Orchestra Finale: Barber Violin Concerto & Beethoven 8 @ Shriver Hall Apr 27 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm 
The Symphony Orchestra concludes the season with the following program featuring violinst Irina Muresanu:
- James Grant: Entr’acte
- Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto
Irina Muresanu, violin - Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
Jed Gaylin conducts. Shriver Hall performance features a free pre-concert talk at 7pm, one hour prior to concert. Visit the ticketing page for tickets, directions and additional information.